Tributes paid after death of J Saul Kane, AKA Depth Charge: “A true trailblazer”

nme.com:

“Sad news that thudding Dub Master J Saul Kane has left the building,” wrote band The Soap Company on X/Twitter. “Depth Charge & Octagon Man head honcho.

His colossal slates were staple in our DJ sets in the 90’s. The Man knew how to fill a floor…AND make it ripple. This was our fave.

RIP Chief.”Elsewhere, another fan hailed the artist as “a true trailblazer gone way too soon,” while someone else highlighted that his singles as Depth Charge “were miles ahead of the game”.In a post on X, JD Twitch of Optimo (Espacio) shared an update calling Kane “an all time great UK producer”.

Going on to share audio of ‘Free-er Than Free’ (Octagon Man) and ‘1st 12”’ (Depth Charge), he added: “He made so many great records but these two very early ones were just so far ahead of the pack at the time.”Find more tributes to J Saul Kane below.RIP J Saul Kane – a very talented and influential producer— mixmaster morris (@nubient) November 18, 2024Taking a short break from my social media hiatus because I just found out we lost a musical genius.